Thookudurai

Thookudurai is a 2024 Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by Dennis Manjunath.^[1] The film stars Yogi Babu, Ineya^[2] and Mahesh in the lead roles. The film was produced by Aravind Vellaipandian, Anburasu Ganesan and co-produced by Vinothkumar Thangaraju under the banner of Open Gate Pictures.^[3][4]

Thookudurai
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Dennis Manjunath
Written by	Dennis Manjunath
Produced by	Aravind Vellaipandian Anburasu Ganesan Vinothkumar Thangaraju
Starring	Yogi Babu Ineya Mahesh Subramaniam
Cinematography	Ravi Varma K
Edited by	Deepak
Music by	K. S. Manoj
Production company	Open Gate Pictures
Distributed by	Uthraa Productions
Release date	25 January 2024 (2024-01-25)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Cast

• Yogi Babu as Manna^[5]
• Ineya as Imaiyazlini^[6]
• Mahesh Subramaniam as Atharva
• Rajendran as Rangan
• Bala Saravanan as Jeeva
• Sendrayan as Selva
• G. Marimuthu as Mahendra Varman
• Namo Narayana as Kanagarayan
• Ashvin Raja as Gopi

Production

The first look of the film was released on 20 November 2023^[7] and later the teaser was released.^[8]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by K. S. Manoj.^[9]

Thookudurai
Soundtrack album by K. S. Manoj
Released	2024
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	17:38
Language	Tamil
Label	Sony Music South
Producer	K. S. Manoj
K. S. Manoj chronology
Kuttram Purinthal (2023) Thookudurai (2024)

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Kannum Kannum"	Eshwar	K. S. Manoj, Ken	3:25
2.	"Unemployed Anthem"	Arivu	K. S. Manoj, Arivu	3:18
3.	"Thaaru Maaru Star"	Mohan Rajan	K. S. Manoj, Yogi Sekar, Seenu	3:46
4.	"Agam Adhirattum"	Mohan Rajan	Velmurugan, K. S. Manoj	3:33
5.	"Naathu Yeiyaadhu"	Eshwar	K. S. Manoj, Seenu	3:36
Total length:				17:38

Reception

Jayabhuvaneshwari B of Cinema Express stated that "How I wish such moments were aplenty films with simple ambitions."^[10] Raisa Nasreen of Times Now rated three out of five and stated that "Yogi Babu's film promises a laughter riot."^[11]